in memory of Paul Celan
In the ovens, charred remains
Broken bones of a lamb
Cooked to a crisp
Experimental surgery of the mind
Stillborn dreams and sour ecstasy,
Dead race in the throes of a dead heat
Between the Bible and tradition
The Euro-Christian one that brought it down
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About mindsonsong
I am Gordon Marshall, from the winding streets of Boston's North End. I like music--from '60s hard bop, to Nigerian psychedelic. It infuses my poetry, of which I have published ten volumes--which in turn informs my critical practice as a jazz writer, currently for AllAboutJazz.com, All About Jazz-New York--and this very site! I would love to hear from all lovers of music, poetry and philosophy.
